2023 Washington State Cougars football team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	Washington State Cougars
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pac–12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac–12
Record:	5–7
Conf Record:	2–7
Head Coach:	Jake Dickert
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Ben Arbuckle
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Air raid
Def Coach:	Jeff Schmedding
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	4–2–5
Captain:	Cam Ward, Quarterback
Stadium:	Martin Stadium

The 2023 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by Jake Dickert in his third year as head coach. They played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Colorado State

See also: 2023 Colorado State Rams football team.

vs No. 19 Wisconsin

See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team.

vs Northern Colorado

See also: 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football team.

Statistics	NCU	WSU
First downs	17	33
Total yards	366	718
Rushes/yards	31–158	36–229
Passing yards	208	489
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–0	29–38–1
Time of possession	29:11	30:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing		16/24, 171 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	David Afari	17 carries, 116 yards
Receiving	Blake Haggerty	6 receptions, 70 yards
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	20/26, 327 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	Dylan Paine	7 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving	Lincoln Victor	6 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 14 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team.

at UCLA

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team.

Statistics	WSU	UCLA
First downs	11	24
Total yards	216	471
Rushes/yards	19–12	53–181
Passing yards	204	290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–40–2	22–44–2
Time of possession	21:45	38:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing		22/44, 290 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Nakia Watson	11 carries, 25 yards
Receiving	Kyle Williams	8 receptions, 85 yards
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	22/44, 290 yards,TD, 2 INT
Rushing		30 carries, 141 yards
Receiving	Moliki Matavao	3 receptions, 76 yards

vs Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	WSU
First downs	26	12
Total yards	516	234
Rushing yards	37–174	22–35
Passing yards	342	199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–43–0	23–33–2
Time of possession	38:39	21:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing		34/43, 342 yards
Rushing	Rayshon Luke	10 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 98 yards
Washington State	Passing		22/30, 192 yards, INT
Rushing	Dylan Paine	3 carries, 23 yards
Receiving	Nakia Watson	5 receptions, 88 yards

at No. 9 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team.

at Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

Statistics	WSU	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team.

Statistics	STAN	WSU
First downs	18	16
Total yards	217	245
Rushes/yards	38–75	24–4
Passing yards	142	241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–1	24–40–1
Time of possession	34:25	25:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing		15–31, 115 yards, INT
Rushing	Justin Lamson	20 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving	Sam Roush	7 receptions, 61 yards
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	24–40, 241 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Djouvensky Schlenbaker	13 carries, 34 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 82 yards, TD

at California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team.

vs Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

Statistics	COL	WSU
First downs	15	23
Total yards	255	469
Rushes/yards	41–91	32–127
Passing yards	164	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–27–1	20-33–0
Time of possession	29:25	30:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing		6/10, 86 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	13 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
Washington State	Passing		18/30, 288 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Nakia Watson	8 carries, 47 yards
Receiving		6 receptions, 130 yards

at Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team, Apple Cup and Northwest Championship.

Awards

Ron Stone Jr.	Pac-12 Defense & Defensive Line Player of the Week^[2]	September 11, 2023
Cam Ward	Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week^[3]	September 25, 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 Washington State Football Schedule. FB Schedules. December 21, 2022.
2. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2. Pac-12 Conference. September 11, 2023.
3. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 4. Pac-12 Conference. September 25, 2023.